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Yonathan Gomez
Italy
Short Communication
Protective Role of Stem Cell Derived Extracellular Vesicles in an In Vitro
Model of Hyperglycemia-Induced Endothelial Injury
Author(s): Chiara Gai, Yonathan Gomez, Ciro Tetta, Maria Felice Brizzi and Giovanni Camussi
Chiara Gai, Yonathan Gomez, Ciro Tetta, Maria Felice Brizzi and Giovanni Camussi
Background: Adipose and bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells are two populations of multipotent adult stem cells with immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory, and regenerative properties. It has been previously described that extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from stem cells possess pro-regenerative and pro-angiogenic abilities. Hyperglycemia is a pathological condition affecting diabetic patients. Long term effects of hyperglycemia are endothelial dysfunction and vascular lesions leading to diabetic microangiopathy. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether stem cell-derived EVs may inhibit endothelial cells dysfunction induced by hyperglycemia to mimic human microangiopathy.
Methods: We set up an in vitro hyperglycemic model by culturing human microvascular endothelial cells in hyperglycemic constant or intermittent condit.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7013.1000264